Tonight we will see the 4 remaining acts in HaKokhav HaBa battle it out for the right to represent Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon. After a hard fought battle it all comes down to this one final show.

Two candidates, Adva Omer and Ravit Batashvili, have been eliminated from HaKokhav HaBa, the talent show in Israel to find the artist for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. They lost their decisive battles and are out of the competition.

After the sixth heat in Israel, there are only eight candidates left in HaKokhav Haba, the search for ‘The Next Star of Eurovision’. One of these eight artsis will sing for Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.

Sarit Hativa and Shay & Gilad have been eliminated in the Israeli Talent Show HaKokhav HaBa, which is being used to find the next Eurovision Song Contest act for Israel. With their elimination, there are just 9 artists left in Israel.

The (first part) of the third heat in the Israeli talent show HaKokhav HaBa gave us five qualifiers and one withdrawal. Rinat Bar shocked the audience and announced her withdrawal from the competition.

After the audition rounds which lasted from October up to late December, the Israeli talent show HaKokhav HaBa has finally started with the televised heats. Slowly, Israel will work towards making their decision who will represent them at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.

The new state broadcaster in Israel, IBPC, has applied for full EBU-membership. If the EBU accepts their application, there is still hope for Israel to be able to compete in Lisbon, Portugal next year for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.

Imri Ziv, the Israeli artist for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest is really happy with his starting position at the contest, where he will be the last one on stage in the second semi final. He tells this to ESC Daily and also speaks about [read more…]